~ 1
■ suffix
1》 forming names of appliances or instruments: bridle.
2》 forming names of animals and plants: beetle.
Origin
OE, of Gmc origin.
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~ 2
(also -el )
■ suffix forming nouns having or originally having a diminutive sense: mantle.
Origin
ME -el , -elle , partly from OE and partly from OFr. (based on L. forms).
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~ 3
■ suffix (forming adjectives from an original verb) apt to; liable to: brittle.
Origin
ME: from earlier -el , of Gmc origin.
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~ 4
■ suffix forming verbs, chiefly expressing repeated action or movement (as in babble , dazzle ), or having diminutive sense (as in nestle ).
Origin
OE -lian , of Gmc origin.